We see the question asked time and time again: “what information is considered to be personal data?”. And rightfully so. Having a clear understanding of information which is (and is not) “personal data” could be the difference between you being able to exploit that information to bring value to your business, and it not being…

The GDPR Fine-O-Meter has rocketed with news that the French authorities have fined Google 50 Million Euros for data breaches under the GDPR. Introduced in May 2018, the regulations which apply EU wide give individuals more control over their data than previously, with businesses needing to seek consent for specific uses. As well as imposing…

Well here we are, we made it to 2019 and looking forward to perhaps one of the most challenging years we have had for a while as we set sail through the choppy waters of an unfolding Brexit. We are ready and waiting and will be bringing you the news and views from the world of…

It’s almost 5 months to the day that the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force in the UK. The months leading up to 25 March 2018 led to a whirlwind of activity in our office as businesses raced to put the necessary in place to be compliant by the deadline. The potential fines…

The General Data Protection Regulation, or ‘GDPR’, has finally settled in. As you have no doubt heard, “personal data” lies at the very core of the new regulation, but not all data is considered to be “personal data”. As such, and contrary to popular belief, the GDPR need not apply to certain types of data…

Don’t panic if GDPR compliance is still on your agenda. Although the 25th May 2018 was the official deadline by which all businesses must comply with the GDPR, it would be unrealistic for the UK regulator (Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)) to expect all businesses operating in the UK to be fully compliant by that date.…

The GDPR, which I’m sure you have heard about by now, comes into force by 25 May 2018. We have written a series of articles regarding the most important matters you should be considering prior to implementation of the regulation which are available on our website. One of the overarching principles of the GDPR is…

As we wrote about in a previous blog post, the European Commission have been reasonably clear in its position that EU IP rights must be maintained in the UK in a post-Brexit landscape. The details are yet to be agreed between the UK and the EU, leaving IP rights holders relatively in the dark, but…

Last week I wrote about why “consent”, in many cases, will not be required from data subjects in order to process data under the GDPR. You can read all about that here. In brief, there are many bases on which personal data can be processed under the existing and new data protection frameworks. One of…

Four months and counting… The GDPR comes into force on 25 May. Widely publicised as one of the biggest legal shake-ups in years, many businesses are understandably apprehensive about how the regulation will be implemented and, more importantly, how they can ensure that they are compliant. The overarching requirement of the regulation is that the…